Shovel for lifting and sifting ashes



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SHOVEL FOR LIFTINGAND SIFTING ASHES. No. 255,777. I Patented Apr; 4,1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM ENTIOOTT, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHOVEL FOR LIFTING AND SIFTING ASHES.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 255,777, dated April 4, 1882.

Application filed September 10, 1881. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM ENTIGOTT, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented oertain'new and useful Improvements in Shovels for Lifting and Sitting Ashes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in shovels for lifting and sifting ashes; and it consists in cutting lateral slots into the bottom of theshovel, leaving between them spaces of nearly the same width as the slots, and 'in placing on this bottom a second movable bottom cut to coincide with the t'ormerf This movableibottom can be draw 11 back against a spring in the rear end of the shovel, and hen in this position the intervening spaces between the slots in the movable bottom close the slots in the bottom underneath, and when by relaxing the spring the movable bottom is pushed forward the slots again coincide,- thus alternately closing and opening the bottom of the shovel.

The accompanying drawings represent my invention.

Figure 1 is a plan view, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.

A represents the shovel; B, the handle; 0, the movable bottom; D, the spring, and E a wire trigger. The shovel A is of an oblong form, with sides and rear end turned up, and to the latter the handle 13 is attached. in the bottom of the shovel are lateral slots, extending from side to side, separated by intervening spaces slightly wider than the slots. On this bottom of the shovel is placed a second movable one, with slots thatcoincide with the for. mer. This movable bottom occupies the whole space inside the shovel, excepting only a short distance at. the rear end, and here its end is turned up and pressed against by the spring I). To the turned-up rear end of the movable bottom is attached a wire trigger that passes through the spring, the rear end of the shovel, and through a staple under the handle B, where it terminates in a knob oering. By means of this wire the movable bottom can be drawn back against the spring, and when in this position the intervening spaces between the slots in this bottom close the slots underneath, which are again opened when the spring relaxes. Thus, by alternately drawing the movable bottom back and again letting it loose, the contents of the shovel are stirred and the ashes made to fall through the slots, while the cinders remain in the shovel.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim A shovel for lifting and sifting ashes, provided with a fixed and a movable bottom, the latter sliding on top of the former and acted upon by a spring at its rear end, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signatui c in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM ENTIOOTT.

W'itnesses:

T. F. LEIIMANN, LOUIS MoEsEn. 

